This was quite modern in its own way, which naturally is the idea. I particularly enjoyed:
Neal Asher's Strood, ,
Rachel Swirsky's Eros, Philia, Agape,
Tony Ballantyne's tk'tk'tk,
Ian Creasey's Erosion,
Ted Kosmatka's The Prophet of Flores,
James Cambias balancing accounts,
Peter Watts The Island,
And Cory Doctorow's Chicken Little.

Omited from the above because I enjoyed it most of all is Ken Liu's Algorithms for Love, which haunted me for the whole night I red it, and is undeniably my favourite of the collection. I also have a whole coven of new authors to look at now, of course!